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Jamahl S. Simmons, JP, MP

Jamahl S. Simmons, JP, MP

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27 May 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, supplemental.
27 May 2016 House of Assembly
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In reference to the Chai rman of WEDCO, would the Honourable Minister agree that the promises that were made to the then- tenants of Victoria Row have not been kept?
27 May 2016 House of Assembly
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Would the Honourable Mi nister be willing to repudiate the attacks that were made upon the former Minister in reference to the promises that have been broken by the member of WEDCO?
27 May 2016 House of Assembly
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Rephrase it, Mr. Speaker?
27 May 2016 House of Assembly
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Would the Honourable Mi nister agree that the criticisms levied by his Chairman of WEDCO be considered unfair based on the outcome that has resulted?
27 May 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I will not be long. My colleagues and I give thanks to the Acting Leader of the Progressive Labour Party for allowing me to break protocol and speak after him because this is an important issue and this is an important step —this creation of this new form of liquor licence— creating some innovation into …
27 May 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good afternoon. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my honourable colleague, the Honourable Member from constit uency 6, for putting out the olive branch, the hand of friendship, the hand of brotherhood so that we may work together on a pressing issue facing our people. Because, Mr. Speaker, we were not sent to this Chamber …
27 May 2016 House of Assembly
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Not all day, Mr. Speaker. I will be very brief.
27 May 2016 House of Assembly
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Three points, and I will work through them really quickly .
27 May 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, my bac kground is in television. I can move pretty quickly if I need to. Mr. Speaker, an anniversary passed without mentioned recently, the two- year anniv ersary of the birth of one of the darkest chapters of our political hi story, the jetgate affair. Mr. Speaker, I am not getting on my feet to pick on the …
27 May 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, the second point I would like to talk about is the Progressive L abour Party recognises that there will be an increase in air ar rivals in the second quarter of [2016]. We antic ipate it. We expect it. And I do not want to sound l ike the Honourable Member Jeff Sousa, but we think this will …
27 May 2016 House of Assembly
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And finally, Mr. Speaker, I want to give recognition to my colle ague who sits to my right, the Honourable Dennis Lister, from constit uency 35. He had a brilliant idea for us to host a public forum at the Somerset Cricket Club last night. And three stellar members of our constituency —I am not going to go into any …
20 May 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good afternoon all.
20 May 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, on the second page the Honourable Minister, just querying—
20 May 2016 House of Assembly
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The second page of the Honourable Minister’s Statement.
20 May 2016 House of Assembly
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He makes reference to i ncreased demand for home Internet at increasingly higher speed. Will the Honourable Member inform this House of the work done, if any, by the Regulatory A u1748 20 May 2016 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly thority body relating to i nternet speed in th is fiscal year.
20 May 2016 House of Assembly
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Yes. Dr. the Hon. E. Grant Gibbons: Okay. There were certainly conversations at the time, I am not sure I was privy to all of them . But I think there was a general interest in, I think . . . I ca nnot remember which year it was done in, but the RA [Regulatory Authority] certainly did some market …
20 May 2016 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker. Just follow ing up—
20 May 2016 House of Assembly
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A supplementary, Mr. Speaker.
20 May 2016 House of Assembly
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The Consumer Affairs Board listed this as one of the major complaints — Internet speed for consumers. I understand that they are about to commit a study on this, would the Honourable Minister be prepared to give an update at some point . . . give an undertaking, give an update on that in the near future?